Butler transforms images from his lived experience—natural and urban landscapes—into paintings heavy with narrative potential, playing with the tension between reality and artifice.
The Color Pictures series takes its form from the openings of 1960s movies and TV, suggesting a timeless declaration of evolution from black and white into color.
These works serve as an invitation to narrative, offering the viewer a feeling of infinite possibility, standing always on the precipice of action without revealing it.
The Location paintings declare their time and place like title cards, utilizing enigmatic settings to enhance the atmospheric storytelling of Butler's artistic vision.
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